AFP disconnects users, file opening problems, abnormal exits and bus errors

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AFP disconnects users, file opening problems, abnormal exits and bus errors

Hi all
Since a few weeks we have been having problems with AFP file sharing with OS X Server 10.5.5 (Simple config)

Several times a day the server stops responding to save commands (especially with Adobe software) or abruptly disconnects users. The console error most frequently associated with these crashes is:

"com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.AppleFileServer[3674]) Exited abnormally: Bus error"

sometimes starting server preferences we get the following error (roughly translated from French):

An Error has occured on the server while executing a command.
the error "CANNOT FSGETVOLINFOERR" occured while executing a command of type "getVolumeList" in the module "servermgr_filebrowser"

I'm past hoping for a quick fix but any pointers or ideas of what to look for would be greatly appreciated.

Robin Lambell

iMac 2.4ghz Core2Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.5), OS X Server 10 Client

Posted on Oct 9, 2008 2:30 AM

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Answer 1

Jaakkov

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Nov 13, 2008 10:53 AM in response to Whackaxe

You are not alone! I have just installed fresh copy of 10.5.5 to two servers, one PPC Xserve and one Intel Xserve. Intel one is working very well, no problems at all, but the other is having exactly the same problem as yours. I have disabled spotlight completely, it didn't help. SMB keeps running, but AFP crashes ones or twice per day and only reboot will help.

So have you found out anything new or are you still suffering with the same problem?

Jaakko Vesalainen

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richaber

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Jan 5, 2009 8:45 AM in response to Whackaxe

We are also getting an error message on our 10.5 XServe...
Error 'CANNOT FSGETVOLINFOERR' occurred while processing a command of type 'getVolumeList' in plug-in 'servermgr_filebrowser'
Does anybody have any ideas what is causing this?

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Answer 3

Jan 9, 2009 10:18 AM in response to Whackaxe

Same problem here.
Have any of you been able to resolve this issue yet?

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Answer 4

Feb 13, 2009 8:06 AM in response to tony.bevers

Same problem here with a fresh install of 10.5.6. I see this at every panel of Server Preferences.

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Answer 5

Mar 11, 2009 6:56 PM in response to Whackaxe

Here's how we were able to solve it (as recommended by AppleCare):

Shut down AFP
Unshare and disable all automounts
Delete the AFP files in /etc
Delete the com.apple.applefileserver.plist
Restart the server
Rebuild share points and automounts
Restart AFP

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Answer 6

Mar 11, 2009 7:00 PM in response to Whackaxe

Here is how we were able to solve it (as recommended by AppleCare - has been working for about a month now):

Shut down AFP
Unshare and disable all automounts
Delete the AFP files in /etc
Delete the com.apple.applefileserver.plist
Restart the server
Rebuild share points and automounts
Restart AFP

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Answer 7

Jun 8, 2009 3:40 PM in response to tony.bevers

Where do the AFP files in /etc reside? Specifically

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Answer 8

Jun 8, 2009 5:37 PM in response to The Next Wave

You'll need Terminal for this.
Open Terminal, type:
cd /etc
press return
type:
ls
press return
You'll see a list of the files and directories in /etc
type:
sudo rm nameoffile
press return, then type your administrator password
the files will be gone

Just be aware that sudo rm is a dangerous command. It will erase whatever you tell it to erase no matter what the result will be.

Or, you can use Invisibles. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14722
It will make invisible directories and files visible. If you're running a server though, it is really handy, and in some cases necessary, to get familiar with Terminal.

Jeff

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RandySK

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Jul 1, 2009 5:07 AM in response to The Next Wave

What files in the /etc directory should be deleted? All of them?

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Answer 10

Jul 1, 2009 8:30 AM in response to RandySK

What files in the /etc directory should be deleted? All of them?

NO!

After shutting down the AFP service, disable the automounts in 'Filesharing' in Server Admin, then remove the sharepoints. Then in Terminal.app do:
sudo rm /private/var/etc/AFP.conf
Then:
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist
Then in Server Admin, restore the sharepoints back and automounts. Then restart the AFP service.

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RandySK

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Jul 6, 2009 8:01 AM in response to Mabel O'Farrell

I just want to make sure I have the steps clear.

disable the automounts in 'Filesharing' in Server Admin

I disable the automounts in the File Sharing tab of Server Admin by clicking on each share point and clicking the Unshare button.

then remove the sharepoints

How? Isn't that automatic? I chose to unshare a share point and it disappeared from the list. Is that enough?

Then in Terminal.app do:

sudo rm /private/var/etc/AFP.conf

Then:

sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist

Then in Server Admin, restore the sharepoints back and automounts. Then restart the AFP service.

I restore the share points by manually choosing to share each of them again? I'll have to redefine each one, won't I?

Thanks for the help. I haven't done this before and I want to make sure I'm doing it right.

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